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The Archaeology of Illicit Behavior in Springfield, Illinois’ Badlands (2025)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Floyd R. Mansberger. Christopher Stratton.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In August 1908, seven Black-occupied houses located north of the Tenth and Madison Street intersection in Springfield, Illinois were destroyed by a white mob during the Springfield Race Riot. Recent archaeological investigations at these house sites have resulted in detailed information pertaining to the house occupants and various...